Green Bay Packers fans who make regular trips to Detroit probably won't be surprised by how much there is to do there, but first-time visitors might be. The Packers play the Lions at noon Oct. 7 at Ford Field.

For music lovers, there is the Motown Museum, home to an extensive array of Motown artifacts, photographs and other memorabilia celebrating Hitsville USA.

Even more impressive is the massive Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation and Greenfield Village. It is the largest indoor-outdoor museum complex in the United States and draws more than 1.7 million people annually. Its exhibits include John F. Kennedy's presidential limousine, Abraham Lincoln's chair from Ford's Theatre, Thomas Edison's laboratory, the Wright Brothers' bicycle shop, the Rosa Parks bus, which is only a small sample.

There are many good restaurants in the Detroit area, including Buddy's Pizza, which offers Sicilian-style square pizza. It's the kind of unique-to-the-region fare that visitors like to seek out.

Huron Applefest in downtown New Boston, a southwest suburb. It's the 39th year for the annual fest, which offers two days of live entertainment, crafts, food vendors, a fiddling contest and tons of apple treats to enjoy. 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6. Free admission.